In January 2008, CSTA was awarded an exciting two-year grant with the overall objective of developing a cohort of K-12 teachers who will serve as educational leaders at the state level. Thirty-two people representing 17 states participated in a leadership-building workshop in July, 2008 and 45 people from 31 states participated in July, 2009. The workshops focused on the leadership qualities needed for effective advocacy, identifying and building partnerships with appropriate stakeholders, and developing a toolkit of advocacy materials to be used in each state.

Participants have begun implementing outreach plans in their respective states focused on establishing K-12 computer science as an essential academic discipline and participating in a cohort online community to share experiences, strategies, and successes.

Participants have been encouraged to work toward organizing local and state chapters of CSTA. These organizations will receive input and support directly from members of the CSTA Board of Directors and/or from local university faculty as part of a K-12 outreach program. They will meet on a regular basis, and address key issues such as curriculum reform and improving teacher practice through professional development.

In order for all of these efforts to be effective, members of the leadership cohort will be seeking volunteers to assist them. We will need the combined forces of all CSTA members in order for this project to be successful. To volunteer, contact your state representatives listed below.

Alabama
Albert Lilly: alilly@asms.net
Jennie Rountree: jsrountree@madisoncity.k12.al.us

Arizona
Renee Ciezki: rlciezki@peoriaud.k12.az.us
Tim McMichael: tmcmichael@peoriaud.k12.az.us

Arkansas
Carl Frank: FrankC@asmsa.org
Daniel Moix: moixd@asmsa.org

California (Northern)
Eugene Lemon: elemon@pacbell.net
Josh Paley: jpaley@pausd.org

California (Southern)
Michael Lew: mlew@loyolahs.edu
Evelyn Torres-Rangel: etorresran@aol.com

Colorado
Shawn Tank: tank_shawn@stvrain.k12.co.us
Susy Johnson: sajarts@gmail.com

Connecticut
Chinma Uche: chinmauche@aol.com

Florida
Cheryl Watford: techiechild@yahoo.com

Georgia
Deepa Muralidhar: deepa.muralidhar@gmail.com
Michelle Venable-Foster: michelle.venable@gmail.com

Hawaii
Brett Tanaka: Brett_Tanaka@notes.k12.hi.us

Illinois
Don Yanek: dgyanek@cps.edu
Debbie Wilson: debwilson100@gmail.com

Indiana
Matt Rollins: matt.rollins@gibault.org

Iowa
Steve Ehren: sehren32@gmail.com
Karen Oloughlin: karen.oloughlin@ankenyschools.org

Kansas
Brenda Jolley: brjolle@kckps.org

Kentucky
Jeannie Turner: jpturner@mac.com

Louisiana
Denise Saucier: dsaucier@tpsd.org

Maine
Jamee Luce: jluce@rsu18.org

Maryland
Reg Hahne: rhahne@hcpss.org
Faye Williamsen: fwilliamsen@aacps.org

Massachusetts
Daniel Forhan: Daniel.forhan@gmail.com

Michigan
Rich Lamb: Rlamb@Cranbrook.edu
Barry Webster: bwebster@dcds.edu

Minnesota
Doug Maine: dmaine@owatonna.k12.mn.us
Eduardo Bernal: erbernaljr@yahoo.com

Mississippi
Dr. Jacqueline Harper: jacquelineharper.phd09@yahoo.com
Gayle McDuffa: gmcduffa@itawamba.k12.ms.us

Missouri
Loretta Fischer: lfischer@lindberghschools.ws
Hal Holmes: hholmes@kcmsd.net

Montana
Cathy Ziebarth: cziebarth@livingston.k12.mt.us

Nebraska
Bob Icenogle: bicenogle@esu3.org
Scott Johnson: scottj@creteschools.org

Nevada
LeAnn Morris: lmorris@carson.k12.nv.us

New Hampshire
Kenney Chan: kchan10@gmail.com
Holly Whitney: holly@hbeng.com

New Jersey
Camille Burke: camille.burke@oakknoll.org
Debbie Klipp: dklipp@mainlandregional.net

New Mexico
Jim Carlton: carltonmeister@gmail.com
Albert Simon: asimon@aps4kids.org

New York
Mike Zamansky: zamansky@gmail.com
Karen Reyes: karen.reyes@rcsdk12.org

North Carolina
Jane Whitehurst: jwhitehurst@wcpss.net
Edie Gelber-Beechler: erg_b2@hotmail.com

North Dakota
Tom Stokke: tstokke@cs.und.edu

Ohio
Stephanie Hoeppner: smhoeppner@gmail.com
Angie Thorne: angie_thorne@hboe.org

Oklahoma
Linda Hindi: lkhindi@gmail.com
Mary Jacobs: mjacobs@marietta.k12.ok.us

Oregon
Terrell Smith: tsmith@sherwood.k12.or.us

Pennsylvania
Phillip Fuchs: phillip.fuchs@gmail.com

Rhode Island
Barbara Quintal: bequintal@hotmail.com

South Carolina
Tom Rogers: tkrogers@greenville.k12.sc.us

South Dakota
Mark Emry: markemry@gmail.com

Tennessee
Jill Pala: jpala@gps.edu

Texas
Stacey Armstrong: stacey.armstrong@apluscompsci.com

Vermont
Jack Clay: jaclay@gmail.com

Virginia
John Harrison: jharrison64@cox.net

Washington
Greg Kilpatrick: gakilpat64@comcast.net

West Virginia
David Soltesz: dsoltesz@access.k12.wv.us

Wisconsin
Sarah Huibregtse: huibregtsesj@yahoo.com
Joe Kmoch: joe@jkmoch.com

Wyoming
Barbara Sanchez: bsanchez@teton1.k12.wy.us
Zac Opps: ztopps@park1.k12.wy.us